The Impossible Titan Puzzle - Why it's so Incredibly Difficult and how to open it!!

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[@felixure8601]

Congratulations Mr Puzzle! You explained it incredibly well, better than I could have done myself! I hope you enjoyed it.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks a lot for that great puzzle challenge Felix! Brilliant design! 😁👍 Looking forward trying your next design. Considering your personal rating is 9/10, I can't imagine what will deserve your highest difficulty rating. 😱🤔

[@malinafreda8173]

😜😀

[@messylaura]

Well done on the design Felix, simple but very effective

[@_Rustodian]

Superb! Both of you.

[@notahotshot]

Felix, I'm willing to bet if you had some custom engraved, as a numbered limited edition, they would be well received.

[@nenapse7750]

Brilliant. A plus for the effort to build a 3d printed top to show us better the solution

[@OrthodoxAtheist]

He must have a nice 3D printer, or at least they've evolved nicely, because 3D printed items used to look pretty terrible, but his piece looks like consumer grade quality. I would never guess it had been 3D printed at home.

[@Calyx]

@@OrthodoxAtheist This quality 3D printing has been available to consumers for a number of years though.

[@Jhaiisiin]

@@OrthodoxAtheist Consumer 3D printers have definitely come a long way. By contrast, the industrial 3D printers like the HP Multi-Jet fusion are absolutely bonkers. 3D printed plastics that can lift cars are straight up nutso (but awesome)

[@firemonkey1015]

@@Calyx 5 or so years isn’t a very long time unless you’re like 12, it’s hard keeping up with all the new technology

[@biggwigg]

If aliens someday invade Earth and hold our planet hostage until a human solves their alien intergalactic puzzle, Mr. Puzzle would save us all!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

😂👍

[@BurnleyNuts]

And then they zap up his brain and upload the data contents for their future evil puzzling deeds.

[@mekugi61]

So, it is interesting how this spectacular puzzle will work without gravitation

[@BurnleyNuts]

@@mekugi61 Well it wouldn't work at all. It would depend upon how strong any gravity available was vs the weight of the ball bearings but other than that you would be knackered opening the Titan sphere.

[@johnpol41]

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[@lordofnonsense5309]

Do you know what the funny part is? I have no intention of buying any puzzle that you demonstrate, but because of the way you talk and explain these puzzles I come back every time. You seem like a sincere cool guy. You radiate coolness. That's the reason why I keep watching.

[@pataker7875]

Gerhard van der Wildt are you me?

[@shavedmonkey1216]

Plot twist he uses a translator to talk for him

[@Chinga3000]

Did you know that puzzles are an anti-aging tool? Scientific studies have shown they keep your brain cells deteriorating .This is probably why small children love doing them so much , because their brain is thirsty for data !Obviously it cannot be too hard otherwise they will give up before solving it .It has proven to make people smarter than not bothering .

[@edep3970]

I’m considering buying this one and I’m conflicted on whether or not I should watch the video

[@fishtacos2320]

Came here from Chris Ramsays channel, he wasn't kidding when he said you did an excellent job explaining this puzzle. Great video!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks! 😁

[@zim7563]

I was really intrigued for this video because of the 3D printed piece to allow better sight into what was occurring within the puzzle. Great explanation and show Mr.Puzzle!

[@AB-hu4nm]

Fish Tacos that's because mr puzzle is the man! I've not watched another Chris Ramsay vid since I found this guy! Mr Puzzle is MR Logic, unlike Ramsay who just guesses and bashes and flukes his way through puzzles

[@bobbyb9258]

I came here from Gordon Ramsay's channel.

[@trixstermillion2190]

I came here from Ramsay Bolton's torture chamber.

[@robertcoley451]

11:56 - when puzzle solving becomes a freestyle rap...

[@InfraredTsunami]

Gold!!

[@bait5257]

Lolol

[@montanso8267]

Woah

[@amrithasuresh3023]

oh wow i can't unhear it now

[@MichaeleLevasseur]

Such a good idea to print a piece so we could really understand how the puzzle works! Great video! :)

[@EK-jt5ex]

Most anticipated video of 2019

[@Mr.Puzzle]

What a journey and satisfaction to solve it! Still doable or too difficult?

[@darthdragons3053]

From what country do you come? I cant inditify your accent.

[@TopazIrelance]

If i remember correctly he hails from Germany

[@Rumo82]

You made it so it's definitly doable.

[@ericpetersen8155]

Mr.Puzzle - NOTHING is too difficult for Mr.Puzzle. ;-) I like the approach you took to the solution: logical thinking, weight, manufacturing technique, materials, cost to build, the designer etc. When you get the note pad out it’s serious! Brilliant solution and video. Very well presented. Possibly one of your best videos. Not because of the difficulty rather your presentation and explanation is very interesting. And the logic tree you theorized. I love cerebral challenges. Happy Summer & puzzling!!

[@ericpetersen8155]

Pigeon Dragon - near the center of Germany. There are many different German dialects. I spent almost 2 years there, sadly I don’t speak German but when you travel around Germany there are noticeable differences in their language and English as well. Wonderful country and people as well. 🇩🇪

[@Dargonhuman]

That's not at all what I expected the inside to look like, which is great as I love being surprised like that. I thought it was going to be some sort of hidden maze but ball bearings in a track does make a ton more sense. Using a 3d printed model to show how it works is such an elegant way of explaining the hidden mechanism. I also really appreciate how you took the time to break down the steps of your problem solving technique; I've already found myself adopting those steps in my daily and work life but to have them bullet pointed like that is even better. "Keep on puzzling" takes on a whole new meaning when I think of it that way.

[@cl37167]

Congratulations! Your solution and explanation was flawless. I especially enjoyed the fact that you created that printed piece to illustrate the design. Considering the difficulty you had solving a device with the simplest amount of components, I believe this has to have been one of the most elegantly designed puzzles I have seen come across your desk.

[@CrystaTiBoha]

>external tools banned >therefore can't use a magnet Oh, silly you, you eat the magnet, by which it becomes an *internal* tool and you absorb the magical power of magnets!

[@denisl2760]

There's people who implant magnets into their fingertips.

[@robertmendez8383]

@i am trash till we make a wooden one for him.

[@shinyvictorcarp]

Robert Mendez a wooden gun...

[@mecha7667]

It may be internal, but not inside the puzzle

[@pepperonipizza8200]

The system isn't ready for neurons this dense.

[@constanza1648]

When you know the solution, doesn't seem so difficult. But until you know it, good lord. I enjoy so much this episode. The way you explain the puzzles are very satisfying and in this case, the way you explain all the process is so nice and understandable... And, of course, the piece you made for us to see the mechanism. As always, well done!! That's why I enjoy your vids so much.

[@KDBA]

The word you want for "spinning machine" is "lathe". :)

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Yes!

[@drewmog123456]

Yes! You can buy or make ball making attachments for lathes.

[@Name-js5uq]

I love it when you say your introduction in a really upbeat happy tone, in fact it's one of the best parts of your video. It puts me in a good mood to watch your puzzle-solving skills which I admire and respect. And when you say "keep on puzzling" at the end it just kills me I love it!!!

[@katiekawaii]

This is a perfect explanation video. I've never seen a clearer explanation of anything, puzzle or otherwise. Chef's kiss.

[@kriswillems5661]

I think Felix really designed a smart puzzle. I hope he'll make more puzzles.

[@JoshuaKennedy321]

That is a great design. Mechanically quite simple, but very difficult to figure out without seeing it.

[@donmak0427]

Holy guacamole! I can't even begin to imagine how Mr. Ure thought of this puzzle. I can understand how Mr. Puzzle figured it out because he laid out his methodology step-by-step, but still, his ability to conceptualize what is going on inside a heavy, opaque metal sphere is mind-blowing.

[@hannus83]

That 3D printed half was SO GOOD. Made it so much easier to understand and see.

[@Jafidelo]

Glad you were able to solve it! These videos are so much fun to watch

[@giuseppepascucci1115]

This is the best Mr.Puzzle video so far in my opinion! I loved the explanation of his thought process

[@ColinTimmins]

Any puzzle you can use logic and reasoning is a good puzzle. Good work figuring that one out!

[@goatgod2009]

Amazing that you printed a custom top so we could actually see the solution. Really enjoyed the step by step explanation as well. 👍👍

[@t4con4tor]

I love the 3d help. Never seen someone go through the time and effort to full explain a puzzle with a 3d printed replica of it. Awesome vid

[@angelbarrios426]

This is one of your best videos ever!! you solved another imposible puzzle and even gave us the perfect explanation to know how you deduce and solve every puzzle.

[@SpiderSparta56]

WOW when I thought your videos couldn't get any better you drop this awesome VIDEO. That's how you tackle a difficult PUZZLE. I love seeing the hardest puzzles, almost impossible, being solved. Boom you did it. WOW

[@darrelldog5]

That was really genius to create a cut-out side of the puzzle to explain the inner mechanism, and how it works... You have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help us understand puzzles, and how they operate... I thank you...

[@joseluiskampfnerluna7857]

It's so clear how you explain the solving method, thank you Mr. puzzle

[@EleanorPeterson]

It must be very gratifying for any puzzle designer/maker to have their work so thoroughly appreciated. It's fine if people buy something and just 'fiddle' their way to a solution, but it must be so much more satisfying to have someone like Mr Puzzle delving deep into the logic of the process so that people like me who are less involved in 'professional' puzzling can join in vicariously. :-)

[@five2112]

This is a totally brilliant puzzle. Saw this on CR's channel, and he mentioned you had an explanation video so came on over to check it out. I love all the subtle details, and the fact from the exterior it's totally symmetrical and sealed. To quote CR from another video it's like, "Here, have a ball. Small children and dogs play with them." *hours later all the adults are still playing with it* :D

[@xEricC1001x]

I just came back to this after watching the Piston solve. I had already seen this one when it premiered but I still LOVE the dedication to sculpt and 3d print a replacement part to be able to explain a system that's meant to be blind!

[@arkajyotijha906]

The level of effort Mr Puzzle goes into to explain how it works. How can someone not appreciate his dedication!? Loved the journey to the solution just as much as the solution!

[@jco1966]

I freaking love you Mr. Puzzle. Thank you for this. It truly shows your experience and expertise.

[@andreasgarcia8022]

3d explanation was very helpfull !

[@jenniferdavis1760]

your the god of puzzles!!! Mr. Puzzle!

[@NDPuzzles]

I love it when you explain the mechanisms of these puzzles!

[@DaveArchetype]

I clicked back to 00:00 just to hear that happy "Mister Puzzle" part

[@venik1986]

I like the end! KEEEPPP ON PUZZLING

[@TonyGator78]

Hi Mr Puzzle. I recently bought the Titan Ball puzzle and was totally stumped so I turned to your solution. I am hearing impaired so could not hear any audio cues from the ball to aid me. But your very accurate diagrams and logic was more than enough to work with. My actions were based on your guide and my perception of what was going on inside the puzzle as I turned the halves. I closed my eyes and used the hard stops and analysed their importance in my mind. Using your diagrams I was able to imagine or ‘see’ what was going on inside. I was able to dis-assemble and reassemble my Titan 👍🏻 so Thank you for your clear and well articulated solution. You are my turn-to commentator for such puzzles and find your solutions to be excellent. You have inspired a 70 yr old to try puzzles of this complexity to improve my problem solving skills and logical as well as lateral thinking. Well done! Keep the solutions coming.

[@ivanhenderson7726]

Excellent description. Thank you. Props to Chris Ramsey for sending me to your page.

[@faroofaroo8511]

So you solved it. Well done 👏👏

[@chairshoe81]

i was hoping there was a little goblin inside holding on to both pieces and you have to electrify/heat/freeze the puzzle to kill it and release its grip, oh well

[@Mr.Puzzle]

😂😂

[@lukostello]

I really don't like puzzles that don't give any signals of progress but this video gave me a deeper appreciation for the process, it is more than just brute force guess and check.

[@Hokiebird428]

Best episode in quite a long time, and not just because it was 5/5 difficulty. The way you explained your methodology of how you reached the solution was incredibly well done, and was more valuable than the solution itself.

[@4600]

After more than a month, now I can finally go to sleep.

[@moosesox]

Love the explanation and the cut out. So much easier to see what is happening!

[@MarcStjames-rq1dm]

Love the juxtaposition of complexity and simplicity! Your videos are terrific.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks!

[@itsamemoo1372]

The best explanation of a puzzle ever!

[@bk6555]

"Stucking"....The only person in the world allowed to use that word in such a way and get away with it 🤣 Love your work!

[@chasemc69]

you did a better job explaining this in English than I could have and it's not even your first language.

[@obscurity3027]

Love the 3D printed part to help us visualize the inner workings of the mechanism...brilliant.

[@frigingoon]

10/10 great explanation and +5 for the 3d print to explain. awesome.

[@Paul-vi3on]

Beautiful explanation (and thanks for the 3D printed part), and one of the most simple and elegant puzzles ever (both in design and idea). I think this is what makes a great puzzle: simple rules and task, seems impossible to solve at first but once you got it very easy to understand.

[@baalrogg]

Awesome! We've been waiting for this for a month! Hehe. Congrats on completing it - onto the video!

[@rolfoetinger3292]

This is not a puzzle, it is a torture, a torment. High Congratulations Mr Puzzle that you have solved the part !!

[@IainMabbott]

That was absolutely magnificent. Thank you Mr Puzzle!

[@annarostagno8599]

This was amazing and cathartic! The solution was explained beautifully! Thank you!

[@sakurasrossweisse4519]

very clear explanation of method to solution 😃 👏👏👏👍

[@madmonk9199]

Very clever, well done

[@gnukerd8498]

The 3D printed representation was amazing. I love this content。

[@elmadicine]

dude you're at the top of the game. great walkthrough for people wanting to do high level solves for themselves but just don't know where to start, and an astonishingly easy to understand explanation of this puzzle with that 3d printed piece. mr. puzzle goes the extra mile

[@linaklimova560]

I think it's still unsolvable even after your explanation 😂😂 so coool, congratulations! ❤️

[@joeltrimble4832]

That's awesome Mr. PUZZLE.

[@Razgar_Voxel]

that puzzle looks insane and you did a great job of explaining it

[@stvncraig]

This is why Mr. Puzzle is here: To solve this puzzle so I don't have to.

[@HeresorLegacy]

It's not necessarily "confirming" your "theories" but more "supporting" your "hypothesis". Great video anyway ^^ just a fellow German language nerd

[@techreaper6526]

This is another satisfying video on mr.puzzle

[@DomAZ]

Crazy puzzle. Thank you very much to show exactly what happens inside.

[@Mightbeok]

Dang that’s a crazy hard one nice job!

[@SathvickSatish]

Chris Ramsay conquered his nemesis “Excalibur” and Mr.Puzzle conquered his nemesis “Titan”

[@pssnyder]

Loved the 3D printed explanation. Thats brilliant!

[@eddvcr598]

Wow, the solve was so much trickier than I thought!! Congratulations on solving it!

[@ZachGatesHere]

Also this might be my favorite puzzle so far. It's not a 500 move burr puzzle, it doesn't require anything to be known ahead of time, there's really only one bit that needs solved, but doing so requires INCREDIBLY careful thinking.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

I agree, also one of my favorite puzzle from now.

[@ZachGatesHere]

@@Mr.Puzzle I also think a great part of this video was breaking down the thought process. I know people like live solves, but seeing the step by step of how you can think your way through is more captivating because it shows off how much art goes into creating these things.

[@IanR1205]

Imagine a giant version of this puzzle where the ball bearings are actually two normal sized Titan puzzles.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

😅

[@xEricC1001x]

The 3D printed piece was a great help for understanding the solve, I appreciate all that extra work you did :)

[@Mikey6048]

Wow.... Only 4 pieces. Yet very complex. Amazing puzzle.

[@dimitric9765]

Even with him explaining my small brain could not keep up. This man is on a level that rivals god.

[@whitewallwheels1hardcore.m_o_h]

mr puzzle seams to be a puzzle makers worst enemy

[@Novaximus]

Great Job. You certainly didn't disappoint

[@TriforceOfCourage97]

wow, a puzzle so hard, with a basic design. amazing. good work

[@Mr.Puzzle]

A masterpiece!

[@ChildOL]

Imagine if it was oiled and the two halves were tight so you couldn't hear or feel the balls moving around. it would only be solved by chance if ever.

[@davidbrand2769]

I love this german or skandinavian accent. Such wholesome english;)

[@timpudimat9140]

It is a very hard German accent ^^ my fellow Landsmann has used this as charme however :)

[@BurnleyNuts]

You are a modern day genius Mr Puzzle, I'm an engineer and I love stuff love puzzles like this. Your logical approach is outstanding! I really enjoyed this video.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks a lot from a colleague! 😁

[@BurnleyNuts]

@@Mr.Puzzle Made my day!

[@ingodwetrust1795]

Thank you Mr Puzzel

[@DCCH100]

so clever. You did an amazing job. Well done.

[@Saurabh____]

Sometimes 2 balls can give you lots of trouble 😁

[@psirvent8]

You mean... Like a unwanted child for example ?

[@Shakads]

Well, there's an easy solution for that one : 14:27

[@jasmijnariel]

In fact, there are 3 balls 😉

[@doktormcnasty]

@@Shakads Brilliant!

[@aspergale9836]

Loved the explanation!

[@Dewsta26]

Very cool that you made the piece so that we can understand the trick. I don't think I'd of understood 100% without it!

[@Shiek200]

Would it also have been possible to, using the first "stuck position" as a reference point, place your thumb where the hole is to keep note of it (this spot being found by rotating the entire puzzle until gravity causes the ball to fall out, telling you that the hole is at the bottom), then with a full rotation, place the pin in front of the hole (the placement of which is marked by your thumb) to keep the 1st ball in the hole, and then rotate the entire puzzle around until the 2nd ball falls in the hole? I realize this method requires about 15 degrees or so of guess work, since it's hard to tell EXACTLY where the hole is by the ball falling out due to gravity, but this is where my head went with the solution and i was just wondering if that would have worked?

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Solus I wonder that as well. Seemed like it could have been solved very quickly.

[@spinakker14]

I appreciate your spoiler brakes but don't worry because even level 3 hanayamas cause me trouble. So this puzzle would be truly impossible for me

[@luckbfern]

That was beautiful. I love seeing your brain at work.

[@alexwild3760]

Mr.puzzle You made me it to the puzzle hobby I just ordered my first one Thank you

[@Cyberautist]

Your problem solving method reminds me on a very difficult problem of philosophy. If we see reality only through our eyes, and our senses always limitating what is really the case, we only know that we expect and how it could be connected by a trusted and reliable result of trying the right way. But the really real realiy is not what we conclude by our methods - the results are part of what we can´t see. If you have to choose between two teapods, for which one has the better design, the problem remains unsolvable if you are in one of the two teapods. And that´s what we´re doing, as long we perceive reality through our brain. We see only what´s inside our minds. Outside our brain it's literally the beyond world.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Give me more of that 😁😍

[@u.v.s.5583]

You are in the teapot. You have your Titan Puzzle in your pocket. You open it, you take the ball bearing, you smash the teapot you are in and you get access to the other teapot!

[@Sananov]

If I ever go to prison, I'm taking this guy with me to pull me out 😄

[@fatmn]

Watching you solve enough puzzles, I was able to figure out your approach, but it's still nice to see it laid out simply and plainly for us to understand. Great episode!

[@poodlenoodlesoup1]

Absolutely perfect explanation of how to solve this. Thank you

[@theloweffortchannel7211]

remember the story of hercules, when his horse was tied up with a knot? Do that

[@dominusfons4455]

Waiting for a pinhead face reveal...

[@youtubehollywoodhank]

Great job Mr. Puzzle!

[@DirtCobaine]

Wow you explained it so very well, I appreciate the effort you went to do that